How can I pull the codes? Do I need to take it to a shop and have them pull it,
or can I get a scanner(?) and do it myself?
Mike S.
Aurelio Lopez wrote:
> Pull the codes, check your sensors. After all the work you've done and still
> no improvement I'd suspect a bad sensor.
>
> Mike Styer wrote:
>
> > Crap...After changing the timing belt, giving it a tune-up, new tires,
> > and new exhaust, my V6 is still only getting 10-11 MPG. Does ANYONE
> > have any ideas of what I can check?
> >
> > Two weeks and 180 miles ago, I cleaned my Autolite 3932's (gapped at
> > .45), checked the compression (wet and dry-all consistently between 145
> > and 155 lbs), removed the TB, and thoroughly cleaned the intake and TB.
> >
> > I also changed the timing chain (I did put it on correctly :), changed
> > the oil, coolant, and filters. Yesterday I intalled a new Dynomax
> > exhaust system. The only other mod I have is an electric cooling fan
> > that I had replaced the stock with...
> >
> > When I first had these problems in April, it was sudden (MPG went from
> > 21 to 10 from one fillup to the next). Since then it consistently gets
> > 10-11.5 mpg (city or highway). My truck was already running badly then,
> > so I can't say if I had any performance problems when it happened. Now
> > my truck runs like it did when I got it, but still gets half the mileage
> > it should. I can't figure this out.
> >
> > PLEASE, if anyone has any ideas, send them my way. Running for
> > president would be less frustrating that this...
> >
> > Mike S.
> >
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